Cotton cleaner



May 15, 1928.

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Patented May l5, 1928.

PAT-ENT l JOHN MARCU: STUART, OF ABILENE, TEXAS.

COTTON CLEANER.

Application fired' June' 25,

This invention relates to cotton cleaners and it is an object' of the invention. to provide a cleaner ofthis kind' which operates to evenly distribute the cottonover aclean ing element.

It yis also an object of the invent-ion to provide a device of this kind comprising a series of horizontally disposed rollers operatingY to spread the cotton delivered thereto into a relativelyv thin bat together with" a vertical series of rollers to which suchk hat is delivered and causedto travel vin a down 1 ward and'upward directiontogether with a cleaningv element coacting,with suchbatin both its downward'andupward travel- The invention consists inl the' details o't construction. and in.v the combination and arrangement. of' the several parts' of" my' improved'cotton cleaner whereby' certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler,y less expensive and otherwise more convenient.I` and advanta geons for use,l as* will be hereinafter more lful-lyI set". forth.

The novel features'oli. my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.`

In 'order that myy invention' may betlie better understood, I will now" proceed to describe thev same withkrefrence to tlie accompanying drawings, whereinzy Figure lis a verticalsectionfal View andot somewhat a diagrammatic character illus- 'tratingia cotton cleaner constru'cte'diinaccoi-dance` with A an embodiment orf.'y my invention, certain ot the parte being shown in elevation Figure2 isaview in top plan with portions. broken-i away oil-he structure illustrated in Figure 1Q y As disclosed inthe accompanying vdrawings, my improved cleaner comprises an upper horizontally disposedhousing 1" having apermanent. top Qiand'a removable topfS coactingkwith the remaining `portion lofthe housing, 1, thusA providing means whereby ready access mayjberhad within the housing 1` -In,communica'tion. with" theu housing; 1 through the Apermanenttep 2; is a separator S of .fa 'conventional ltypewhich is interlfjjosed in the flue conveyor.4,l`eading,from a wagon, cotton .house or otherl source of"supplyl.

The communication between the separator S and the housing 1 is through a tubular memberywhichjmay'be termed a hopper. Mounted in the hopper 5 is a swinging valve 6 operated by a throw lever 7 whereby the 1927. serial No; 201,503;

cotton may befdirec'ted upon a `spiked drum 8 o1'- to" the' spiked oarryloifI belt 9 the upper' stretch of whichv travels through the lower portionr off an internalfhopper or' well 10 provided in the housing 1 and outwardly ofI and immediately adjacent to the drum 8;

lThe di'um S'hereinbe'fore referredto constit'utesr an cndlldrum of' a horizontally disposedl series of drumsv arranged within the upper' portion ofl the housing 1 with adjacent drums in gear connection, asv at 11, wherebyfsaid drums willbe caused to rotate in unison and in the sainegeneral direction The end drum` 8` liereinbelore referred to also" has1oper'ativ'ely connected therewith a pulley 1Qor the like adapted-to be* coupled to' af suitable source ofipower.

The second or opposite: end drum 8` is arranged above a vertically disposed series of spi/kerl drumsS said end dr'nni' 8` I and the drum-s 8^ b'eing also in suitable gear con# nectimi for' correspondingsimultaneous ro tation". i i

seriesfo'f'drums f 8 extend downwardly withinfa depending housing 14* the upper portion jo'fi which is ,in comi'nuni'cation with the' end portion oit" .th'e housing 1 remote fomthe h'opperorwell10; Tle'outer wall ot thexhonsing 141y is provided withafremovab'le -`door or' a panel 15" to permit ready accessi within the housing? 111-c and' 'which` is particularly" desirablerin the event; of chokingwithin saidihousing14. 'Ilieinner face of the ,lousing 114" is*y provided' with the doors' 16* also' pernritting aceess'l'within such housing'f and" especially to relieve choking therein1 l l Y l 'Underlyingfithe`upperseries olf diliuns 8 is a cleaning"screeny 17' leading. trom the. upper portion ofith'el yhopper or" well `to"a point` 'substantially 'midway between the two out'erjdrums `Siremote from saidihopper or well/10." This cleaning screenl" below each ont` thesuperimp'osed'drums Sis substantially'concavezto'conform to the periphery ott-hel drum; Y i

Theout-er 'endfot' the screex'r 17,` or that end portion ot'f'thescreeirremotefrom the hopper orwell "10,",is' "continuedby` a 'depend ing cleaning screen- 18"" interposedbetween the' drumsV 8"l and the" inner" wall of the housing 14; Tliislscreen"18'fextends below .the lo'wermost"4 drumS and 'i continues upwardly-ofi'the clean-ingjscreen; 19Y arranged between the" outrwfall" of" the" housing '14 and the drums 8 to the top of the housing t such dirt, trash or the like.

l. rlhese cleaning screens l`8'and19 adjacent to each of the drums 8 are curved or formed to closely approximate the' peripheries of said drums. Y i

Within the lower port-ion of the housing 14 and below the drums 8 is arranged v'al in disclosed as of a spiral type, to a carry off spout which discharges into the upper portion of the housing 14. y

As indicated by` the arrows in Figurel,

the drums `8 rotate upwardly and in a direction-away from the hopper or well l and "with the valve (S properly set, as indicated by full lines in Figure l, the cotton as delivered withinithe housing l is carried by the 4.drums `8 over the ,tops thereof resulting in an effective spreading of the cotton intoa bat-like,formation `and as such spreaded or bat cotton passes downwardly of the drums 8', the, resultant action thereon in connection with the cleaning screen 19 will effect a sepa ration of dirt, trash or the likein thecotton and this cleaning act-ionwill be continued as Vthe spread-ed or bat cotton passes up- `wardly of thedi'uins 8" in connection with the cleaning screenflS and over thev cleaning Yscreen l? in connection with the; drums 8.

rIVhis continued cleaning action upon `the 4cotton results in the saine being in a Qcleanstate when delivered tothe upper stretch of the carrv-olf ybelt 9; This carry-ofil belt 9 vmay Alead to a gin or other place ofdischarge.

In communicationwith the housing fl through the top thereofand at a point sub stantially above thedrums 8is a hopper 26 into which theseparator Sinay be arranged to discharge should it be desired to `omit the operation of the `cotton being `carried along over the top ofthe drums 8f. From the foregoing p description lit thought to be obvious that a cotton cleaner constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use byreason ot' the convenience and v`facility with which it may be, assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of. some change andinodification `without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I `do,

not wish to be understood as limiting myself to lthe precise arrangement and` `formation ofthe several: parts herein shown in carry-` ing out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

l. A cotton ,cleaner comprising, in coinbination, a housing, a substantially horizontally disposed series of spiked drums within the housingarranged side by side, a second series of drums arranged side` by side, said second seriesfbeing in vertical relation to the iirst series, a cleaningiscreen underlying the firstseries of spiked drums and extending along the opposite sidesof the second series,

and means fordeliveringcotton to the first series. of drums. y l

2. A cotton cleaner comprising, in com# bination, a housing, a series ofspiked drums within the housing yarranged side by side,ja second series of drums arranged side by side, said second Aseries being .in angular relation to the first series, a cleaning screen underlying the first series of spiked drums andrextending along the opposite sides of the sec ond series, means for delivering cotton tothe first series oi L lruins, said second" series of l drun'i's being independing relation'withre spec to the first series, and a collecting hopi per Iarnangedbelow said second series Voit' drums; V

3. Arot'ton cleaner comprising, in cojml bination, a housinga series `of 'spiked drums within the housing arranged side by side,"` a second series of' drums arranged side by side, said second series `beingin angular relation to the first series, a 4cleaning `screen underlying the firstseries of spiked Vdrums and ex.- tending along the opposite sides of the seeond series,` means for delivering cotton to the firstseriesl of drums, said second' series of drums being in depending relation with respect tothe first "series, a collecting hopper arranged below said second series of druins, and a collecting hopper underlying the Ylirst series of drums and ilischargiiig Vinto the first hopper.

` 4; A `cotton cleaner comprising, in com bination, a housing, a substantially horizontally disposed series of spiked drums within the housing arranged side by side, a `second series of drums arranged side by side, said second seriesbeing in vertical relation to the first series, a` cleaning screen underlying the first series of spiked drums and-'extending along the opposite sides of the second series, means for" delivering cotton tothe first series of drums, a conveyor arranged adjacent to the first series of' drums,` and means for directing cotton eitherwto drums or to the conveyor.

In testimony'whereof I hereunto 'afliit` my signature.

JOHN sTUART.l

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